James Webb Space Telescope (JWST)
Launch Date:
December 2021
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The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is a large space observatory that will operate in an orbit some 1 million miles from Earth. JWST will find the first galaxies that formed in the early universe, connecting the Big Bang to our own Milky Way Galaxy. It will also peer through dusty clouds to see stars forming planetary systems, connecting the Milky Way to our own solar System. Webb's instruments are designed to work primarily in the infrared range of the electromagnetic spectrum, with some capability in the visible range. The observatory was launched on Dec 25, 2021.
Key Staff
- Deputy Project Scientist for Planetary Science: Stefanie Milam
- Project Scientist: John Mather
- Deputy Project Scientist: Jonathan Gardner
- Observatory Project Scientist: Michael McElwain
- Deputy Observatory Project Scientist: Charles Bowers
- Integration & Test Project Scientist: Randy Kimble
- Deputy Senior Project Scientist/Technical: Malcolm Niedner
- Operations Project Scientist : Jane Rigby